Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 3.6 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.53
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.22
|
$9.96
F CFA6,094
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.56
|
$1.39
F CFA851
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.04
|
$0.62
F CFA381
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.37
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.59
|
$8.30
F CFA5,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.17
|
$8.67
F CFA5,305
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.51
|
$2.30
F CFA1,407
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.76
|
$3.36
F CFA2,054
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.76
|
$1.69
F CFA1,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.18
|
$0.60
F CFA369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.29
|
$1.07
F CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.59
|
$0.73
F CFA449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.38
|
$0.56
F CFA346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.34
|
$0.26
F CFA161
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.22
|
$3.51
F CFA2,145
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,178.53
|
$12.45
F CFA7,617
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,507,428.92
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,187,430
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.17
|
$3.82
F CFA2,336
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,590.13
|
$47.02
F CFA28,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,754.92
|
$808.95
F CFA495,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,550.48
|
$370.90
F CFA227,007
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,634.64
|
$173.40
F CFA106,127
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,150.96
|
$940.32
F CFA575,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,007.69
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,792,953
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$1.24
F CFA762
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.47
|
$3.04
F CFA1,862
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.68
|
$2.49
F CFA1,523
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,051.01
|
$55.31
F CFA33,854
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$4.15
F CFA2,539
|
|
pay 87.7% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,855.93
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,043.72
|
$47.02
F CFA28,776
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,751.41
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,171.34
|
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
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